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SUMMARY:1st PAN AFRICAN CONFERENCE ON PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT-An Increasing Environmental Problem of our Time
DESCRIPTION:Health is the fundamental human right. Access to health ca
 re which includes access to medicines is a prerequisite for realising 
 that right. Pharmaceuticals constitute a key component of health care 
 delivery in health systems worldwide. Various studies have shown that 
 pharmaceuticals account for about 60% of recurrent expenditure. The av
 erage client on attending clinic/hospital is given medicine(s) as part
  of management of a disease condition. Indeed the average client consi
 ders the process incomplete if not given medicines after a normal visi
 t to the hospital/health care facility. During the last two decades th
 e occurrence and impact of pharmaceutical products in the environments
  has gained increasing attention amongst researchers and scientists in
  many countries. Studies in some of these countries have confirmed the
  presence of pharmaceuticals at trace levels in (water bodies\, waste\
 , etc). Unfortunately very little or no studies have been carried out 
 in any African Country.\nThe main aim of this conference is to discuss
  the issues confronting the continent with respect to Pharmaceuticals 
 in the Environment.
LOCATION:Accra\, Ghana
PRIORITY:3
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